Firefighter · El Centro, CA
Firefighter in El Centro: -$64/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in El Centro at $46,080 a year. About 180 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.21). The 10th percentile is $34,320 and the 90th is $93,530. Pay ranks 244th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$64 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Los Angeles, about 179 miles away, at $1,346 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$64
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,080
$34,320 to $93,530
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 1.21
Pay rank
244th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $46,080.
- Taxes$669
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$2,226
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,080
- Federal income tax
- −$3,491
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,525
- State income tax (CA)
- −$1,010
- Take-home pay
- $38,054
- Effective tax rate
- 17.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $655
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,235
Left over each month
$3,840 gross, minus $669 in tax and $3,235 in living costs.
-$64
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Los Angeles, $1,346/mo.
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Other jobs in El Centro
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a firefighter make in El Centro?
$46,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in El Centro?
-$64 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Los Angeles, about 179 miles away, leaves $1,346 a month, more than El Centro.